The fast casual segment continues to be a the fastest growing segment in the restaurant industry. Innovative, chef-driven, health-conscious, farm-to-table, international fast casual concepts have come along as disruptors in the industry. In this special episode of Fast Casual Nation, brought to you by the Foodable Network, we take a look back at some of the concepts that are changing the way America eats. Watch the full episode to revisit some of this year's most memorable Fast Casual Nation moments of 2014 with this 'Best Of' episode.

Foodable Network

Foodable is the premier Network for the Restaurant and Hospitality industry. As the leading producer of Social TV, we reach hundreds of thousands of social connections that are targeted operators, foodies, chefs, suppliers, and consumers that thrive on learning more about the industry. Though quickly growing, the Foodable Network, featured on YouTube and iTunes, currently hosts seven shows: Table 42, Rock My Restaurant, Across the Bar, Food as a Lifestyle, On Foodable, Fast Casual Nation and more!

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Our Foodable Top 25 restaurant rankings are not hand-selected or chosen by an editor. These lists are based off of unstructured data from Foodable Labs, which tracks over 171K restaurants and brands, and calculates data based on the mass social audience across multiple markets and countries. The Foodable Top 25 drills down into the local-social audience, or geo-located social actions, in each respective city or market we cover. We seek the real social impact of what people think about the experience of your restaurant at the local level.